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Saving Europe's Market Economy

Mario Monti | April 07, 2009
G20 Police Protest

If the world economy is in crisis, the market economy is even more in crisis. It is seen as unfair, having generated unacceptable inequalities; and inefficient, having attracted massive resources into financial activities whose contribution to the economy is questioned. Yet the world needs an integrated market economy, a necessary, though not sufficient, condition for growth and welfare.

EU-Turkey Relations: Energy Talks Needed

Alexandros Petersen | April 06, 2009
Turkish President Abdullah Gul and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso

The White House is touting President Obama's visit to Turkey as the cure-all that will not only put US-Turkey relations back on track, but help to resolve some of Europe's energy security concerns.

Hedging Our Relations with Russia

Bernard Finel | April 06, 2009
Medvedev-Obama

The recent spate of activity in U.S.-Russian relations is fundamentally about the whether the United States ought to be hedging against future Russian hostility. 

Obama's Russia Reset - Don't Forget About Congress

Nikolas Gvosdev | April 06, 2009
Barack Obama Dmitry Medvedev G20 Photo

Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev had a cordial meeting last week. No major breakthroughs occurred, but both men indicated that they could do business together. That’s not going to be enough.

Nuclear Disarmament: Achieving the Prague Promise

Derek S. Reveron | April 06, 2009
Obama Prague Nuclear Disarmament

President Obama’s trip to Europe generated many headlines. By combining the G-20 meeting with a NATO summit and routine bilateral discussions, very few international security issues were left untouched. Among those is nuclear disarmament.

How Serious is the North Korean Threat?

Donald M. Snow | April 05, 2009
North Korea Missile Test Protest Photo

As long anticipated, North Korea test fired a Taepodong rocket hours ago, which President Obama termed "a threat to the northeast Asian region and to international peace and security."  Is that really so?

Is NATO Still Relevant?

James Joyner | April 03, 2009
NATO at 60 - PJTV

PJTV's Bill Whittle hosts a thoughtful discussion of  "NATO at 60" and whether the United States still needs the Alliance.

Obama: Transatlantic Relations at 'Crossroads'

James Joyner | April 03, 2009
Obama Strasbourg Town Hall Speech Photo

In a speech at Rhenus Sports Arena in Strasbourg, President Obama said America's relationship with Europe was "at a crossroads" and proclaimed, "We must renew our institutions, our alliances."

G20 Protests in Multimedia

Valerie Nichols | April 03, 2009
Protests at the G20 meeting in London

The G20 summit was marked by protests of all shapes and sizes, from marches to effigies to giant games of Monopoly in the streets.  Here is a roundup of some of these activities.

The Case For NATO

James Joyner | April 02, 2009
NATO at 60

As the NATO heads of government prepare to converge on Kehl and Strasbourgh for the Alliance's 60th anniversary Summit, they're facing extreme skepticism from some heavy hitters in the security policy community.

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